dgCommunities has an impact on the grassroots work of professionals around the world — and ultimately on the lives of those they are trying to help. dgCommunities has members in 200 countries.
Associate Professor in Information Systems and Development at Manchester University “The best analogy that I can use is that I find the weekly summary of postings to be like jumping into the sea of the tides and currents - what topics are starting to grow, which are fading away, what's new, what feels old, and so forth.”
Hydrogeologist in a private firm “I depend on dgCommunities to make connections with international water organizations that can help build potable water supplies in Niger. The recommended readings have also helped me teach villagers why modern boreholes can help them avoid disease.”
Community development and natural resource specialist
“dgCommunities is an important resource for keeping up with developments in the field. It has also helped me find useful tools for monitoring and evaluation of my projects, as well as good information on participatory approaches to community development.”
IT officer, Conciliation, Mediation & Arbitration Commission (CMAC)
“dgCommunities is a daily reference for me, offering guidance on effective ICT management, strategic planning and public information. It helped me develop a sound ICT strategic plan and Web site for CMAC. My e-mail box is now full of inquiries from the public and from people overseas about our labor laws and legislation.”
Faculty member, Universidad Nacional de San Martín
“dgCommunities provides a plethora of bibliographic resources. It is particularly useful to learn about what people are doing in other countries. I use it to conduct research related to institution building and gender issues, and to find materials for courses that I teach.”
Librarian, Vietnam Development Information Center
Managing director, Teach a Man to Fish
“We’re fans of dgCommunities. It played an important part in bringing our recent micro-grant competition to the attention of smaller agricultural education NGOs in developing countries – who can be hard to reach through traditional publicity techniques. Not only did this lead to a higher standard of competition, but it also helped us to expand our network’s membership base further – something that will bring real benefits in the development of our model of ‘education that pays for itself’.”
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Looking at Trends
Prof. Richard HeeksAssociate Professor in Information Systems and Development at Manchester University “The best analogy that I can use is that I find the weekly summary of postings to be like jumping into the sea of the tides and currents - what topics are starting to grow, which are fading away, what's new, what feels old, and so forth.”
Delivering Clean Water in Niger
Amadou Roufaye Issaka SaboHydrogeologist in a private firm “I depend on dgCommunities to make connections with international water organizations that can help build potable water supplies in Niger. The recommended readings have also helped me teach villagers why modern boreholes can help them avoid disease.”
Monitoring Coastal Community Development in Papua New Guinea
Mikkel ChristensenCommunity development and natural resource specialist
“dgCommunities is an important resource for keeping up with developments in the field. It has also helped me find useful tools for monitoring and evaluation of my projects, as well as good information on participatory approaches to community development.”
Improving Labor Relations in Swaziland
Mbuso DlaminiIT officer, Conciliation, Mediation & Arbitration Commission (CMAC)
“dgCommunities is a daily reference for me, offering guidance on effective ICT management, strategic planning and public information. It helped me develop a sound ICT strategic plan and Web site for CMAC. My e-mail box is now full of inquiries from the public and from people overseas about our labor laws and legislation.”
Promoting Institutional Capacity-Building in Argentina
Ana Laura Rodríguez GustáFaculty member, Universidad Nacional de San Martín
“dgCommunities provides a plethora of bibliographic resources. It is particularly useful to learn about what people are doing in other countries. I use it to conduct research related to institution building and gender issues, and to find materials for courses that I teach.”
Building Good Libraries in Vietnam
Vu Thi NhaLibrarian, Vietnam Development Information Center
“Your resources are great. dgCommunities helps me select appropriate items for our library on issues relating to poverty, social protection, natural resources management, governance, and more. The news section on our Web site is based largely on dgCommunities resources, and it is the most popular part of our site.”
Supporting Agricultural Education Worldwide from the UK
Nik KafkaManaging director, Teach a Man to Fish
“We’re fans of dgCommunities. It played an important part in bringing our recent micro-grant competition to the attention of smaller agricultural education NGOs in developing countries – who can be hard to reach through traditional publicity techniques. Not only did this lead to a higher standard of competition, but it also helped us to expand our network’s membership base further – something that will bring real benefits in the development of our model of ‘education that pays for itself’.”
Please click here to make a donation to support the work of the Development Gateway Foundation.